Effect of pipe diameter on the performance of drag-reducing polymers in annular gas-liquid flows

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 402-408

  Al Sarkhi, A ^a   Hanratty, T J ^b  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Annular flow and entrainment; Drag reducing polymer; Horizontal gas liquid flow

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DRAG; FRICTION; PIPE; POLYMERS; REDUCTION;

ANNULAR FLOWS;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

DRAG REDUCING ADDITIVE; GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; PIPE; POLYMER;

EID: 0035328218     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/026387601750282328     Document Type: Article

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